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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Amir and Emily know that Isaac has arrived?
(a) Emily’s phone rings.
(b) There is a knock on the door.
(c) The intercom buzzes.
(d) The doorbell rings.

2. To what does Amir attribute his antipathy to Islam?
(a) Self-loathing.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Visceral disgust.
(d) Philosophical reasoning.

3. What was it about the incident with the waiter that made Emily think of the Velázquez painting?
(a) The lack of interest in a person’s internal experience.
(b) The difference between its subject and its reception.
(c) The shared sufferings of Amir and Juan de Pareja.
(d) The formal composition of representing the downtrodden.

4. In Scene One, what is Amir nervous Paolo will do?
(a) Lose money for his business.
(b) Disgrace him.
(c) Kill a deal.
(d) Cost him money.

5. How does Akhtar characterize Amir’s English?
(a) Heavy Urdu accent.
(b) Heavy Bengali accent.
(c) Light Urdu accent.
(d) Perfect American accent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Emily concerned about the statue of Siva Mort gave Amir?

2. How does Emily say Amir’s mother treated her?

3. What authority does Abe refer to, in claiming that he can hide his religion?

4. How does the text Amir reads from in Scene Two characterize the group of attorneys surrounding Imam Fareed?

5. How does the text Amir is reading in Scene Two describe his speech?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Amir think his mother would feel about him making partner?

2. Explain the difference between earnestness and irony as Emily describes it in her discussion with Isaac.

3. What is the archetype for Amir Kapoor’s character?

4. What is the importance of the statue of Siva on the mantelpiece?

5. What is Amir’s relationship with the painting his wife’s painting is based on?

6. What was the imam Abe is talking about arrested for?

7. What does the stage set tell us about the social class Amir Kapoor and Emily Hughes-Kapoor are in?

8. How does Scene Two build on the resolution of Scene One, where Amir said that he would think about speaking for Imam Fareed?

9. What is Emily’s relationship with the Velázquez painting?

10. How has Emily’s family handled her choice of men?

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